Time Period: 1780-1900

Timeline

  • 21.03.1787
  • Ordinance on the cutting of Spanish trade coins:
    - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) cut in 11 segments (stamped "G") at 1 Bit = 9 Pennies each
  • 31.07.1798
  • Rating of Spanish and Portuguese trade coins in the accounting currency:
    - Uncut Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) at 108 Pennies
    - Portuguese doubloon (6'400 Portuguese Real in gold) at 72 Shillings when above 204 English Troy ounces
    - Portuguese doubloon (6'400 Portuguese Real in gold) at 69 Shillings when 180-204 English Troy ounces; lighter pieces were plugged to reach 180 ounces.
  • 26.10.1814
  • Ordinance on the cutting of Spanish trade coins:
    - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) cut in 2 segments (stamped "G" and "6") at 6 Bits = 54 Pennies
    - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) cut in 3 segments (stamped "G" and "4") at 4 Bits = 36 Pennies
    - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) cut in 6 segments (stamped "G" and "2") at 2 Bits = 18 Pennies
    - 2 Spanish Real in silver cut in 3 segments (stamped "G" and "1") at 1 Bit = 9 Pennies
  • 19.09.1825
  • Rating of Spanish trade coins in the accounting currency:
    - Uncut Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) at 108 Pennies
    - Uncut Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 160 Shillings
  • 14.09.1838
  • Rating of Spanish trade coins in the accounting currency:
    - Uncut Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) at 125 Pennies
    - Uncut Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 160 Shillings
  • 24.08.1840
  • Devaluation of the accounting currency at a ratio of 1 : 2½ (i.e. by 60.0%) and new rating of Spanish trade coins in Sterling currency:
    - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish real in silver) at 50 Pence Sterling
    - Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 64 Shillings Sterling
  • ??.??.1878
  • Ordinance on the demonetisation of the uncut Spanish trade coins; effective ??.??.1878
  • 03.02.1898
  • Ordinance [Order in Council], declares the British Coinage Acts, 1870 & 1891 in force; effective 01.04.1898


Time Period: 1962-

Timeline

  • 17.07.1968
  • Accession to the Eastern Caribbean Monetary Union Agreement of 01.10.1965